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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

This week, I needed some chocolate. A little added stress - a little more than usual. So, I needed chocolate. Chocolate heals all wounds, right? Or a lot of them, anyway... Which inspired my tablescape this week. I love the warmth of chocolate brown. And I love the contrast of the deep brown with the pristine white.

The centerpiece consists of an aging pair of bookends (I love the pineapples on top of them, a symbol of welcoming) and a pair of candlesticks. The votives inside are surrounded by coffee beans. The aroma is amazing as they light the table.

No deep brown plates, so I put a chocolate-y round placemat under each placesetting, mimicking a charger.

This tablesetting also gave me another opportunity to bring out some more afghans (the white one is a rerun - I used it in my last Tablescape).

And to evoke even more coziness, I made some orange & clove pomanders. It's the first time I've ever made them, but I fell in love with this little craft. The scent is amazing. (Can you figure out what the one on the bottom left says?)

Thank you for sharing another Tablescape Thursday with me! And thanks again to our wonderful host, Susan, of Between Naps on the Porch. Please visit her site for more tablescapes to experience wonderful inspiration and awe-inspiring artistic talent!

Just lovely Lori...I make pomanders every year but yours are really spectacular...very creative and warm...makes me want to come and sit at your table right now and wrap myself up in one of your beautiful afghans!L~xo

Wow, between the coffee beans (what a great idea) and the orange/cloves, plus the food, the senses were really pleased around your table! I love the pictures on your side bar, particularly that spectacular rose.

Your table not only looks beautiful -- I bet it smells devine! I love the orange and cloves -- I've seen them on several blogs -- hummmmm --- I'm thinking this might just be in my near future. Thanks for the idea.

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, otherwise I would have missed your great posts. I've added you as a favorite. You have a beautiful blog. I love your chocolate tablescape, your ice blue tablescape and all your recipes. Happy holidays.

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